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The SCI-Nurses are advanced practice nurses specializing in SCI/D care. They are available to answer questions, provide education, and make suggestions which you should always discuss with your physician/primary health care provider before implementing. Medical diagnosis is not provided, nor do the SCI-Nurses provide nursing or medical care through their responses on the CareCure forums.

Also must be careful on the ulnar and capral tendons and nerves. After 45 years of a very, very active life in a chair, my right ulnar nerve has died and am losing strength and feeling in the pinky and ring finger. Am going in for capral tendon release before it dies also.

I haven't seen much of a difference between those of us who pushed it hard post injury and those who didn't. The ones who didn't seemed to have shoulder, elbow etc. injuries earlier than those who did push it hard.

Of the two I know who had shouler replacement, one is still doing okay after 3 years post surgery and the other is worse off. Both had to spend time in assisted living for a couple months. Good luck with yours.

Thanks very much SCI Nurse!
Read much of the medical study and will see if the consumer version is available in print from PVA. It appears the early studies were around 1985 - doesn't seem that long ago. The consumer version says it was published in 2008, so I'm wondering if there's anything more recent. Also don't see quadriplegia mentioned in the medical studies.